Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts books

1323 books were found.

The Making of a Forefather: Abraham in Islamic and Jewish Exegetical Narratives

The Making of a Forefather: Abraham in Islamic and Jewish...

Author: Shari Lowin
ISBN: 9789004152267
Format: Hardback
$382.80

This comparative analysis of the Muslim and Jewish exegetical texts on the early life of Abraham provides a new...  Read More >>

The Universal Spirit of Islam: From the Koran and Hadith

The Universal Spirit of Islam: From the Koran and Hadith...

Author: Judith Fitzgerald ,  Michael Oren Fitzgerald
ISBN: 9781933316161
Format: Paperback
$39.47

This small, beautifully illustrated book demonstrates through quotations from the oldest Islamic sources that Islam...  Read More >>

Jesús y el comienzo de los evangelios

Jesús y el comienzo de los evangelios

Author: Santiago Guijarro Oporto
ISBN: 9788481697018
Format: Paperback
$44.09

Recopilación de breves estudios que intentan situar a Jesús y el comienzo de los evangelios en su contexto. Son,...  Read More >>

Tradition and Interpretation in Early Judaism

Tradition and Interpretation in Early Judaism

Author: Geza Vermes
ISBN: 9780567044624
Format: Hardback
$119.95

Essays in this collection include 'Bible and Midrash - Early Old Testament Exegesis, Postbiblical Jewish Studies'...  Read More >>

Arabic, Islam, and the Allah Lexicon: How Language Shapes Our Conception of God

Arabic, Islam, and the Allah Lexicon: How Language Shapes...

Author: John Morrow, Jr. ,  Barbara Castleton
ISBN: 9780773457263
Format: Hardback
$316.67

"The Arabic language possesses a unique language feature, the Allah Lexicon, a rich and varied body of religious...  Read More >>

Simon Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin

Simon Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin

Author: Mark A. Ellis
ISBN: 9780820481098
Format: Hardback
$182.03

Simon Episcopius (1583-1643), who began his theological career as the protege of Jacobus Arminius, led the Arminians...  Read More >>

Matthew's Gospel and Judaism in the Late First Century C.E.: The Evidence from Matthew's Chapter on Parables (Matthew 13:1-52)

Matthew's Gospel and Judaism in the Late First Century...

Author: Anthony O. Ewherido
ISBN: 9780820479385
Format: Hardback
$326.70

Following a thorough examination of the structure, language, and argument of Matthew's discourse on parables, Anthony...  Read More >>

A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'an Commentary: The Kashshaf of Jar Allah al-Zamakhshari (d.538/1144)

A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'an Commentary: The Kashshaf...

Author: Andrew Lane
ISBN: 9789004147003
Format: Hardback
$594.00

Based mainly on primary sources and manuscript evidence, this book presents an in-depth study of the life and work...  Read More >>

Reading the Present in the Qumran Library: The Perception of the Contemporary by Means of Scriptural Interpretations

Reading the Present in the Qumran Library: The Perception...

Author: Kristin de Troyer ,  Armin Lange
ISBN: 9789004137615
Format: Hardback
$385.44

Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)  Read More >>

Current Trends in the Study of Midrash

Current Trends in the Study of Midrash

Author: Carol Bakhos
ISBN: 9789004138704
Format: Hardback
$509.52

This important collection of essays by leading scholars of rabbinics reflects the current methodological approaches...  Read More >>

Mission and Moral Reflection in Paul

Mission and Moral Reflection in Paul

Author: Michael Barram
ISBN: 9780820474304
Format: Hardback
$291.98

The Apostle Paul sought to exert his influence and authority over the congregations he founded long after they had...  Read More >>

Menstruation and Childbirth in the Bible: Fertility and Impurity

Menstruation and Childbirth in the Bible: Fertility...

Author: Tarja S. Philip
ISBN: 9780820479088
Format: Hardback
$229.55

This book offers a careful study of biblical texts on menstruation and childbirth in the light of their ancient...  Read More >>

God as Father in Luke-Acts

God as Father in Luke-Acts

Author: Diane G. Chen ,  Hemchand Gossai
ISBN: 9780820479422
Format: Hardback
$323.14

God as Father in Luke-Acts argues that 'Father' is the central image for God in Luke-Acts by tracing a line of continuity...  Read More >>

Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam

Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam

Author: Kristin Sands
ISBN: 9780415366854
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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Religion and Sexuality: Passionate Debates

Religion and Sexuality: Passionate Debates

Author: C. K. Robertson
ISBN: 9780820474243
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Issues of religion and sexuality elicit passionate debate, as witnessed in the well-researched, provocative essays...  Read More >>

Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition: The Song of the Lord

Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the...

Author: Catherine A. Robinson (Bath Spa University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415346719
Format: Hardback
$266.00

This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition....  Read More >>

Approaches to the Qur'an in Contemporary Indonesia

Approaches to the Qur'an in Contemporary Indonesia

Author: Abdullah Saeed (, Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam, University of Melbourne)
ISBN: 9780197200018
Format: Hardback
$369.60

"Bringing together a range of Muslim intellectuals, this work aims to make their varied approaches to the ""Qur'an""...  Read More >>

The Puranas: In the Light of Modern Science

The Puranas: In the Light of Modern Science

Author: K.Narayanaswami Aiyar
ISBN: 9788129200570
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Proves the scientific basis of the Puranas , probably the most condemned of the Smuais, as they seem to contain...  Read More >>

The Digest of the Holy Qur'an

The Digest of the Holy Qur'an

Author: Masudul Hasan
ISBN: 9788171511563
Format: Paperback
$31.02

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Women in the Damascus Document

Women in the Damascus Document

Author: Cecilia Wassen
ISBN: 9789004137707
Format: Hardback
$435.60

Women in the Damascus Document offers a fresh look at the nature of the community reflected in the Damascus Document,...  Read More >>

The Search for Ultimate Reality: Intertextuality Between the Genesis and Johannine Prologues

The Search for Ultimate Reality: Intertextuality Between...

Author: Dan Lioy
ISBN: 9780820481210
Format: Hardback
$291.98

In analyzing the intertextuality between the Genesis and Johannine Prologues, Dr. Lioy maintains that both passages...  Read More >>

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